Product Owner
The Walt Disney Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Burbank • California • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $117,500 - $155,500 per year
About the role
- Identify key customers to build relationships with to develop effective product feedback loops for integration to the agile delivery cycle
- Work with partners and team to develop strategy and roadmaps for implementation into Disney Technology business planning cycles and cross-functional development management
- Define priorities of agile team, manage the team backlog, and prioritize user stories, defects, and enablers
- Ensure the development of well-defined user stories and acceptance criteria based on established requirements
- Collaborate with technology and end-user communities to understand business process and elicit, define, and ensure vital information is detailed for the agile team to deliver the intended business outcomes
- Partner with quality engineering to develop test strategy and write test cases, execute tests and analyze their results, and resolve defects as needed
- Evaluate the delivered stories against the definition of done and the established acceptance criteria
- Collaborate with business partners on implementation including training, organizational change, and communications
- Partner with the Program Management Office on product/project budgets and forecasting processes
- Remediate difficult problems and sophisticated inquiries related to the development backlog and requirements to ensure successful agile team outcomes
- Act as a peer group leader and help train staff on product delivery standards and processes
- Act as subject matter resources with internal customers and the assigned product areas
Requirements
- 5+ years of related experience in a Product Owner or related role
- Validated experience working in, and leading within, an Agile environment
- Strong technology background and applicable technical skills
- Ability to translate sophisticated ideas into understandable requirements, value statements, and business outcomes
- Strong communication, writing, and executive presentation skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
- Masters Degree in a related field preferred
- Agile product owner certifications (ex. CSPO, SAFe PO/PM)
Benefits
- A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits dependent on the level and position offered
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Agileuser storiesacceptance criteriatest strategytest casesdefects resolutionbusiness process analysisproduct delivery standardsbudget forecastingrequirements elicitation
Soft Skills
communicationwritingexecutive presentationrelationship buildingproblem solvingteam leadershipcollaborationorganizational change managementstrategic thinkingtraining
Certifications
CSPOSAFe PO/PM